Scissors and shears.



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' SGISSQRS AND SHEARS.

v APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, 1913. 1 093 726 I Patented Apr. 21, 1914 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE F. PEARSON, OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE W. MORRISON, 0F LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.

SCISSORS AND SHEARS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

Application filed June 4, 1913. Serial No. 771,676.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE F. PEARSON, a citizen of the United States, resident of in the art to which it appert-ains to make and use the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which for-ma part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention as applied to tailors shears. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the invention as applied to tinners shears. Fig. 4 is a central longiis provided at 17 where one handle abuts tudinal section through the pivot, partly broken away. Fig. 5 is a side view of the invention. Fig. 6 is a detail central longitudinal section of one member of the shears.

Fig. 7 includes detail central longitudinal sections of the other members of the shears. Fig. 8 is a plan view of the shears with the blades reversed.

The invention relates to scissors and shears, and it consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the invention, the numeral 2, indicates the lower blade of the shears, and 3, the upper handle which is connected to the lower blade by the journal bar 4. The upper blade of the shears is designated 5, and the lower handle 6, is connected rigidly to said upper blade by the hollow cylindrical bearing 7, which is made integral with the upper blade and its handle. The journal bar 4 is also designed to be rigidly secured to the lower blade or integral therewith. The length of the hollow cylindrical connection 7, of the upper blade and lower handle, in ordinary tailors shears, is usually about two inches or suflicient to allow for free manipulation of the shears and the cloth, or other article to be cut, underneath the handles.

In order to compensate for such weakness as may be found in the angular relation of the blades and handles to the long pivotal connection, the blades are provided with offsets or heel extensions 8, in rear of the pivot, these ofisets having plane bearing faces 9, of suflicient extent not only to control the shearing action of the blades, but also to facilitate a level out by obviating the tendency of the blades to lost motion or rocking upon their pivots outwardly or at right angles to the usual movement in cutting.

The upper end of the journal bar is squared as at 10, to engage a square seat in the upper handle, and above this squared portion, the bar is threaded as at 12, to receive the bearing nut 14, and the locking nut 15. In the hollow cylindrical bearing 7, is usually made an aperture for oiling,

In these shears, the limit stop for closing against the other. The blade bearings and handle bearings at their pivotal portions being plane, the position of the blades can be reversed to present their cutting edges outward for facility in sharpening. The handles 3 and 6, may also be provided with rear or heel extensions 3 and 6, having plane inner surfaces 3 and 6 working in contact with each other, to maintain the handles in parallel relation and prevent any lost motion or outward rocking movement of the handles upon their pivots.

I claim:

1. A pair of shears, comprising an upper cutting blade, a lower handle, and an intermediate pivot-tube integral with said blade and handle, a lower blade, and a pivot-bar integral with the lower blade and engaging said tube and having a squared and threaded end, an upper handle engaging said squared end, bracing extensions of the blades in rear of their pivotal portions, and securing nuts engaging the threaded end of the pivot-bar, the plane of the blades and the plane of the handles being offset from each other by the tubular bearing and the pivot bar.

2. A pair of shears, comprising a lower blade, a rigid pivot-bar extending at right angles from said blade, a'bracing extension of the handle having a plane bearing face in rear of the pivot, an upper handle having a squared seat engaging the upper end of the from each other by the tubular bearing and pivot-bar, an upper blade having a rigid the pivot bar. 10 tubular bearing and a bracing extension of In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, the blade in rear of said bearing, a lower in presence of two Witnesses.

handle integral with the tubular extension, GEORGE F. PEARSON. and securing nutsengaging the upper end Vitnesses:

of the pivot-bar, the plane of the blades FREDERIQ B. LEEDS,

and the plane of the handles being offset Conn A. MCGAUNAN,

Games of this patent may be obtained (or five cents each, by addrelsing the Commissioner 0! Patents, Washington, D. G." 

